| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula himalaica (Losinsk.) P.M.Sl. sect. Cortusoides |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-4200m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate-reniform, 2-5cm, lobate, lobes crenate-dentate, mucronate, subglabrous, abaxially pale, scape slender, flowers 3-10, pendent, infundibuliform, 10-25mm |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cortusa himalaica Losinsk., Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 238 (1937) Primula matthioli ssp. himalaica (Losinsk.) Kovt. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |